tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73537370385608848662017-08-17T04:03:53.469-07:00The small blog of soul rulesThe small blog of soul rules... For after all, we are not human beings living spiritual lives; rather we are spiritual beings living human lives.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-68265120136434592722017-08-16T13:25:00.000-07:002017-08-16T13:25:59.698-07:00Soul CourtesyTo practice Courtesy of the Soul is the next master step after learning Courtesy of the Heart.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-37383006725482651572017-07-18T13:01:00.000-07:002017-07-18T13:01:51.838-07:00ForeverOur souls stay permanently connected to souls we have touched, forever, even after the body containing them passes. Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-82228970021511083152017-06-01T11:53:00.000-07:002017-06-01T11:53:19.306-07:00LonelinessSometimes loneliness helps us to listen.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-28393428781579672062017-04-07T12:07:00.000-07:002017-04-07T12:07:07.972-07:00Jerked AroundOften when young we don't have much choice in the matter: your god(s) tug your soul toward kindness; your devil(s) tug it toward selfishness.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-37797635604149527852017-03-15T12:40:00.000-07:002017-03-15T12:40:37.150-07:00Parental ReviewWhen we are ashamed of our soul we create "personality." We enlist our parents' review of our significant other's soul specifically to pierce this personality. Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-45376624512183568842017-02-23T12:01:00.000-08:002017-02-23T12:01:51.966-08:00Time TravelSouls can communicate to themselves across the dimension of time.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-80397313712720407752017-01-10T13:43:00.000-08:002017-01-10T13:43:12.924-08:00Body SafetyOur soul is often more comfortable in the distraction of its container than the massive dynamic energy of all the souls in the Universe.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-33891145134648959802016-12-05T13:05:00.000-08:002016-12-05T13:05:34.069-08:00Pure TeachingBecause it bypasses culture, playing Grandpa to a stranger's child is the purest example of the sharing of small novel experiences to other souls. Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-91064554658264605542016-11-28T10:38:00.000-08:002016-11-28T10:38:11.127-08:00Saying Three WordsWhen you say "I love you" your soul temporarily releases its connection from the container of another soul. It then reattaches again in a slightly different fashion. This change is what allows the relationship between two souls to grow. This is also why love dies when growth stops.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-10178935790025125212016-11-07T13:37:00.000-08:002016-11-07T13:37:14.520-08:00TimesenseThe impact upon the path of the soul of physical, spiritual, and emotional events only makes sense when the timeline is reversed. Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-59718744463564602542016-10-18T14:54:00.000-07:002016-10-18T14:54:50.302-07:00TouchingThere's a big difference when a soul touches another out of sensitivity and kindness rather than out of obligation.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-37819661109245593492016-10-03T12:18:00.000-07:002016-10-03T12:18:39.074-07:00TouchedWhen you are most in need you are most open to being touched by other souls. Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-60956164148686675072016-09-20T10:29:00.000-07:002016-09-20T10:29:53.981-07:00The DestinationJust being on a path to *any* destination justifies our movements, observations, and small trespasses. Hence we create destinations for our selves. Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-48237374041570866442016-09-02T11:18:00.000-07:002016-09-02T11:18:50.689-07:00DualitySatisfying the physical demands of the body becomes dualistic since it houses the container of the soul.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-15096844757329681612016-08-24T12:52:00.000-07:002016-08-24T12:52:45.897-07:00HumilityAll souls owe many other invisible souls penance for their efforts. This is humility.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-40852576650619585642016-08-12T14:45:00.000-07:002016-08-12T14:45:05.309-07:00EmotionEmotions are the frisson of the interaction of souls. It is less that the emotions drive the interaction; rather the path of souls as they grow and interact spins off the emotions in a generative fashion.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-11825024691877277272016-08-03T14:40:00.000-07:002016-08-03T14:40:59.317-07:00A Global NowWhen you reach for other souls, you lose a piece of the awareness of the global Now.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-41078149602849529722016-07-26T10:29:00.000-07:002016-07-26T10:29:38.269-07:00Acts of LoveThe small interacting of souls in love consists of short dances of cajoling and trading to grow each soul.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-64026473882328616422016-07-13T14:13:00.000-07:002016-07-13T14:13:58.614-07:00A God BridgeThe soul interacts with a "god" when it has no other recourse to becoming unstuck. We create our "god" to bridge our passages.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-66264469440490498862016-07-06T14:46:00.000-07:002016-07-06T14:46:46.994-07:00Creative OptionsSometimes you have to completely turn off your standard creativity in order to discover the other creative options that open to you.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-52860804289357832762016-06-27T13:08:00.000-07:002016-06-27T13:08:36.002-07:00False KeysMetal keys provide access to periphery indicators that provide for soul "anchoring." We carry keys as we strive to overcome our natural impermanence.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-36554256182654353342016-06-13T14:54:00.000-07:002016-06-13T14:54:10.410-07:00A Permanent DispermanenceThe dispermanence of souls is what drives many of our actions to try to achieve permanence, to leave lasting impressions or place "anchors" in our psychic reality. Dispermanence also provides that empty aftertaste after we "savor" things. The universe of souls is made out of the void, but the void shows through.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-25568228919247395432016-06-08T12:58:00.000-07:002016-06-08T12:58:18.975-07:00ExplorationWhen we have nothing to do, our soul's desire for experience manifests itself as desires of the heart. Not necessarily romance, but a love for new exploration.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-77820718395654831732016-05-31T13:45:00.000-07:002016-05-31T13:45:57.877-07:00Naturally EnhancedThere is an important intersection of the soul with Nature, that enriches both.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353737038560884866.post-68273000846354953302016-05-05T14:49:00.000-07:002016-05-05T14:49:23.717-07:00AwarenessThe sound of distant rattling flatware or the conversation of birds alerts us to a wider awareness. When we are experiencing the forks and knives effect, our souls are most in the present.Jeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414277588527738949noreply@blogger.com0